I don’t know much about fashion, so I wonder how different my image would be if I did. I would love to hear from fashionistas about this one. Is it true, for instance, as I imply in the last line, that Halston and Dior are dated and/or obsolete? I just don’t know.

As for the clothing I drew, I wasn’t using any photo sources, so it’s all out of my head. The young woman with her back to us in full embrace is wearing my version of capri pants. The runway type in the middle is wearing a slit-thigh dress that is probably backless to boot; that’s the way (uh huh, uh huh) I like ’em. The fencers are wearing functional clothing; they’re fencing, not fashionizing. (And the embracers are passionizing; I just like capri pants.)

Here are the words to the triple acrostic:

Parting’s sweet, sorrowful dustup’s like talc
And it’s oft Tearful be you guy or gal
Slip on your soft shoes to slide to a salsa
Sex ups the salesmanship though it be crass
Iridesced I N D I G O gives it some dash
Overstocked, undersold fates are in store
Now for old Halston and older-yet Dior